Quality of Teachers’ Performance Evaluation in Public and Private Secondary Schools of Karachi, Pakistan

Abstract

This descriptive study explored the quality of teachers’ performanceevaluation process used in schools of Karachi city. The sample of thisstudy included 50 principals and 250 teachers from public and privateschools. Using structured, closed-ended questionnaire, data wereanalyzed by descriptive statistics and Independent t test. The results ofthe study indicate that both private and public secondary schools inKarachi have a proper system of teachers’ performance evaluation but asignificant difference exists in terms of quality. Unlike private schools,the performance of teachers in public schools is not monitored regularly,the results of performance evaluation do not accurately reflect a teacher’sability, and the rating system used to evaluate teachers is not useful forthe growth of teachers and principals. The results concluded that bothpublic and private secondary schools in Karachi have a trustworthysystem of teachers’ performance evaluation. The study also revealed thatthe quality of teachers’ performance evaluation in private secondaryschools is better than public secondary schools in Karachi. The privateschools have a formative system of teachers’ performance evaluation thatis reflected through regular informal visits by their principal to check theperformance of teachers. In contrast the public schools have a summativeevaluation system to check the performance of teachers which wasreflected through lack of regular visits by principal to check theperformance of teachers.